Washington earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km SSW of Everson, Washington

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Everson, Washington on Fri, Sep 9, 1983, 2:36 PM PDT (21:36 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 6 km ENE of Deming, Washington. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1983-09-09 21:36:59 UTC
Depth
12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
48.836° N, 122.385° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81 km WNW of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15719 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.05 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15717 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.91 km NNE of Lake Roesiger, Washington · 15715 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.82 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15713 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.17 km NW of Lyman, Washington · 15702 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.98 km SSE of Metchosin, Canada · 15698 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.54 km SE of Oak Bay, Canada · 15698 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.46 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15697 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 2.16 km ENE of Deming, Washington · 15697 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.37 km S of Kendall, Washington · 15696 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 1.85 km E of Granite Falls, Washington · 15695 days ago · -1 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.92 km SW of Alger, Washington · 15695 days ago · 62 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.56 km W of Rockport, Washington · 15691 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.29 km NNW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15689 days ago · -1 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.36 km WNW of Edison, Washington · 15688 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.712 km NNW of Concrete, Washington · 15685 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.63 km S of Mount Vernon, Washington · 15683 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.710 km NNW of Six Mile, Canada · 15683 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.36 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15682 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.48 km NW of Friday Harbor, Washington · 15682 days ago · 51 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.17 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15676 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.56 km NNE of Orcas, Washington · 15676 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 1.99 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15675 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.28 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15675 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.67 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15668 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.45 km WSW of Lake Cavanaugh, Washington · 15667 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.37 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15667 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.87 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15666 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 1.8Washington · 15663 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15725 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.55 km W of Coupeville, Washington · 15726 days ago · 17 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.03 km NNE of Camano, Washington · 15728 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.62 km SSE of Tulalip Bay, Washington · 15732 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.27 km WNW of Orcas, Washington · 15733 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.73 km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington · 15733 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.711 km WNW of Coupeville, Washington · 15742 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event uw10160718. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:56 AM UTC.